I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
CLARENCE DARROWProbably the undertaker thinks less of death than almost any other man. He is so accustomed to it that his mind must involuntarily turn from its horror to a contemplation of how much he makes out of the burial.
More Clarence Darrow Quotes
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Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
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It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.
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An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths.
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Liberty is the most jealous and exacting mistress that can beguile the brain and soul of man.
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
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No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.
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Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
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Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.
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There are two things that kill a genius – a fatal disease and contentment.
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Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.
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A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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I feel as I always have, that the earth is the home and the only home of man, and I am convinced that whatever he is to get out of his existence he must get while he is here.
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To say that the universe was here last year, or millions of years ago, does not explain its origin. This is still a mystery. As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
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